Franchisor Marketing Workshop Programme 2016

[vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]This year sees the 6th anniversary of our popular Coconut Workshops for franchisors! Since 2010 we’ve had 200+ franchise brands from across the franchise industry benefiting from our practical workshop programme to fine tune their franchise recruitment and marketing performance. They grow year on year and we’re really excited to share with you what 2016 has in store.

Coconut franchise recruitment workshops deliver valuable insights and ideas for the franchise brands who attend. We advise franchisors on all aspects of their franchise recruitment marketing with proven results using examples and case studies. Our workshops are designed to cover a range of up-to-the-minute, relevant topics with helpful tips and techniques that you can readily apply to your franchise back in the office.

Franchisors attend our workshops because they want to:

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  • Recruit more franchisees
  • Spend their recruitment budget in a smarter way
  • Improve their own skillsets in franchise marketing
  • Learn the latest techniques and methodologies in recruitment
  • Understand how social media can support franchise recruitment
  • Help their franchisees obtain more sales.

[/fancy-ul][vc_column_text]NEW for 2016! Our workshops have received Qualified Franchise Professional (QFP) qualified event status from the bfa! This means that you can now attend our workshop programme as part of your own QFP training.

Each day of our QFP workshops is worth 250 points and will count towards your overall QFP qualification.

Click here to book via our contact form

 

 Our 2016 workshop programme looks like this:

1st March 2016

How to Market your Franchise and Recruit for Network Growth: Day 1 – Setting a SMART approach to franchisee recruitment (250 QFP points)

Suitable for both new and seasoned franchisors this jam-packed workshop looks at how you can set a strategic approach to your marketing and recruitment. On the day we will take you through:

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  •  Current market conditions for franchisee recruitment (looking at the macro environment and how consumer behaviour changed since the 2007 crash and its effect on franchising)
  • The micro environment: franchisee profiling, industry-wide and company specific
  • The franchisee selection/sales process (learning from a decade worth of research across 200 franchise brands) looking at best practice models for building a franchisee profile
  • Discovery Days vs 121 meetings
  • Right recruitment techniques and collateral for each stage of the selection process
  • Corporate responsibility: the legal and ethical role of the franchisor
  • Relationship between recruitment selection and network quality
  • Why develop a strategic plan of action for marketing and recruitment (leading onto day 2)

[/fancy-ul][vc_column_text]2nd March 2016

How to Market your Franchise and Recruit for Network Growth: Day 2 – Franchise marketing new media: The role of social (250 QFP points)

We’re told time and time again by franchisors that they don’t fully understand how to utilise social media for marketing and franchise recruitment. On this workshop you’ll learn crucial social media skills and we’ll take you through:[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]

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  • Developing an integrated marketing communications plan in franchising
  • Setting budgets, timescales and monitoring ROI
  • The roles of traditional offline media (exhibitions, magazines, newspapers, referrals)
  • New movements in the marketing and selection process
  • The roles of online new media in recruitment
  • Your franchise sales process & where social media fits to support it
  • The latest recruitment marketing techniques delivering results in the industry right now
  • How to set up, personalise and automate social media channels to save you time & money

[/fancy-ul][vc_column_text]14th April 2016

How to motivate your franchisees (250 QFP points)

Your franchise network is your most valuable brand asset, they are out there every day representing you. This workshop will help you understand what you can do to steer your network in the right direction using a wide variety of tools to educate and motivate each individual franchisee. This workshop deals with these and many other sensitive issues that are at the heart of the franchisor / franchisee relationship covering:[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]

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  •  An overview of bridging the gap between franchisee knowledge and their application
  • Using tools to help your franchisees represent your brand effectively
  • Using the franchisee toolbox: the Franchise Agreement, the Operations Manual, the Marketing Manual and Franchisee Business Plan
  • Using a month-by-month support structure for your franchisees
  • Recognising and rewarding franchisee achievement
  • Leading and motivating franchisees through their life cycle (different methods for different lifecycle stages)
  • Setting KPIs & targets on an individual basis and how to monitor these
  • Understanding your leadership skills and how to use these to motivate the network
  • How you can work to best practice guidelines as a franchisor.

[/fancy-ul][vc_column_text]14th July 2016

Exhibiting and speaking effectively for franchisee recruitment

Many franchisors are attending the same shows year on year but unfortunately don’t make the most of them year on year. As a franchisor you are in a room full of other franchise brands competing for the attention and contact details of the same visitors. So being noticed as a high-quality opportunity and making the most out of your initial contact with a prospect is key to exhibiting successfully. On this workshop you will cover:[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]

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  • How to plan your exhibition attendance like a military operation
  • SMART collateral to have on stand (including your perfect pitch!)
  • How to make YOUR franchise stand out from the crowd
  • How to maximise your exposure during the show
  • How to use presentations to generate more franchise enquiries at exhibitions
  • Effective follow-up tools that will turn your leads into franchisees!

[/fancy-ul][vc_column_text]11th October 2016

How to Market your Franchise and Recruit for Network Growth: Day 1 – Setting a SMART approach to franchisee recruitment (250 QFP points)

As above!

 

12th October 2016

How to Market your Franchise and Recruit for Network Growth: Day 2 – Franchise marketing new media: The role of social (250 QFP points)

As above!

 

9th November 2016

How to motivate your franchisees (250 QFP points)

As above!

 

Structure & Pricing

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We will happily offset any payments made for our Coconut Workshops should you become a Coconut retainer client within the 12 month period.

Coconut Franchisor Workshops are proudly sponsored by

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If you are interested in learning more about our 2016 Workshop Programme please contact us via the form below and one of our team will be in touch![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][contact-form-7 id=”5974″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Coconut Media shortlisted for CIPR PRide Award

Coconut Media has been shortlisted for an award at the 2013 CIPR Wessex and Channel Islands PRide PRide-2013- shortlist buttonAwards, announced today.

Coconut Media has been recognised for their outstanding work and has been nominated for Outstanding Small Consultancy. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the CIPR PRide awards, which will be held at St Mary’s Stadium, Southampton.

The CIPR PRide Awards recognise the outstanding talents and achievements of public relations practitioners across the UK’s regions and nations. They are the most prestigious and rigorous awards of their kind.

Commenting on this year’s shortlist announcement, CIPR President Sue Wolstenhome FCIPR, said:

“The CIPR PRide Awards celebrate the very best in public relations from across the UK’s regions and nations. This year’s entries were all of an incredibly high standard, highlighting the industry-leading work that is taking place right across the UK. I would like to congratulate all of those who have been shortlisted for an award; their success demonstrates their exemplary achievements in such a thriving profession, and recognises the impact they have made in their region and beyond.”

To find out how Coconut Media can help you generate great PR for your franchise why not contact us!

Sally Butters presents ActionCOACH UK Business Awards

ActionCOACH Business Awards 2013

Sally Butters, Director of Coconut Media, had the great honor of presenting two awards at this year’s ActionCOACH UK Business Awards Gala in London on Friday.

The 2013 ActionCOACH UK Business Awards celebrate the business success and growth of ActionCOACH’s UK clients. Coconut Creatives proudly sponsored the Customer Service and East Anglia Business of the Year award categories. Sally presented Wauton Samuel, who provide a wide range of ICT services to clients in the education sector, with the 2013 Customer Service Award.

And, Climate Control, who have been supplying, installing and maintaining air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment for over ten years, with the 2013 East Anglia Business of the Year Award. Coconut Creatives congratulates all the winners and wishes them further growth and success in the coming year.

 

Newest Coconut visits the office for the first time

Our newest Coconut

Our newest Coconut

 

Coconut Creatives welcomes the newest Coconut, little Annabella, to the office for the first time. Founding Director Sarah Cook became the proud mother of our little Coconut on the 16th of January.

Now three month old, Annabella is the pride and joy of our Coconut team, so we were all very excited to have welcomed her to the Bournemouth office for the first time.

Coconut Creatives celebrating Christmas Jumper Day in style

Coconuts on Christmas Jumper Day

Coconuts on Christmas Jumper Day

Make the world better with a sweater was this year’s Christmas motto at Coconut Creatives. The Christmas Jumper has been in style exile for many years so, this year, the Coconuts brought it back to raise money for Christmas Jumper Day, organised by Save the Children. Save the Children is a charity that protects the rights of children in more than 120 countries, reaching more than 80 million children each year.

Christmas is the time of giving. It is the time where families get together and where children get excited about what Santa’s is going to bring them.Unfortunately not all children have the good fortune of a cosy Christmas. So Coconut Creatives, the leading marketing company in the franchise industry dressed up in style and joined the fun to raise donations in support of this worthy cause.

This year Christmas Jumper Day was celebrated on the 14th of December. It is a day where the workspace is transformed into a festive place and all Coconuts wore Christmas Jumpers in all their crazy forms. In the UK, the money raised on Christmas Jumper Day will help buy blankets, school uniforms, beds and other necessities that make a difference in children’s lives. So far the woolly wonders have raised in excess of £1 million.

If you would like to find out how you can still support Christmas Jumper Day visit www.savethechildren.org.uk or if you would like to find out more about Coconut Creatives why not email us on info@coconutcreatives.co.uk.

Coconut Creatives Franchise Marketing Workshops go down a storm!

With just under a week until the next Coconut Creatives franchise recruitment marketing workshop (which is fully booked), on the 27th July, the timing for franchisors to get involved in future workshops could not be better.

The next workshop, held in Bracknell, is fully booked with a wide range of franchisors which span across industry sector and also in size. The content on the workshops is suitable for both new and established franchisors and covers the key areas of how to recruit more franchisees through marketing techniques, advertising, PR, copy writing, branding and utilising video in getting key messages across.

Sophie Brooks, Managing Director for Clive’s Easylearn Pop Music Schools attended a franchise marketing workshop a few months ago and now is working closely with Sarah on a specially devised mentoring programme. After winning the EWIF Franchisor of the Year Award, Coconut Creatives have been helping Sophie get booked up rwith activity ready for the show season ahead and ensure that she stays on track with marketing her franchise.

“I found the franchisor marketing workshop hugely beneficial, I have already been able to implement some great changes and improvements based on the advice and information given at the workshop. I found the one-to-one sessions with the experts very helpful as they were able to give specific advice on your business. Since attending the marketing workshop I am now working closely with Coconut Creatives in mentoring programme. This has so far helped us to look in more detail at our marketing campaigns, work on improving these, generating more leads and getting better results. The advice and support provided so far has been exceptional. I am really looking forward to continuing to work with Sarah and Coconut Creatives to build our business and would have no hesitation in strongly recommending Coconut Creatives to any franchisor,” Sophie Brooks, Franchisor for Clive’s Easylearn Pop Music Schools.

 

Coconut Creatives Franchise Marketing Workshops run monthly in different locations around the UK. Contact info@coconutcreatives.co.uk for an agenda and booking form or visit coconutcreatives.co.uk for a full list of published next dates and content.

Franchise recruitment marketing workshop, with guest speaker Nick Strong in June 2011.